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Algona, Mason City, Waterloo, Waukon Airports Get State Funding for Fiscal Year 2026 Projects - KCHA NEWS - Charles City's News, Weather & Sports

Algona, Iowa · Algona

Algona, Mason City, Waterloo, Waukon Airports Get State Funding for Fiscal Year 2026 Projects - KCHA NEWS - Charles City's News, Weather & Sports

The Iowa Transportation Commission has approved $9.6 million for the Fiscal Year 2026 State Aviation Program, including over a quarter-of-a-million dollars at four north Iowa airports. The Airport Improvement Program …Read Article

Law Enforcement in Iowa Looking for Escaped Inmate

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Law Enforcement in Iowa Looking for Escaped Inmate

Law Enforcement in Iowa is currently looking for Michael Sie Lee Street, convicted of Intimidation with a Dangerous Weapon in Kossuth County. Street was sentenced in September 2022 to a 10-year prison term, and in July was transferred to a work release facility in Sioux City on July 15, 2025. He failed to report back to the Sioux City Residential Treatment Facility on Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2025. Street is a 23-year-old, 5’11”, 262-pound white male. P…Read Article

Haul Out Hunger returns with record pork donations to Iowa food pantries

Algona, Iowa · Algona

Haul Out Hunger returns with record pork donations to Iowa food pantries

Jan and Henry Ricke, center receive ground pork from the Deb and Jeff Hansen Foundation and Iowa Select Farms for the Kossuth County Food Pantry. Submitted photo. This summer, the Deb and Jeff Hansen Foundation and Iowa Select Farms will distribute over 39,000 pounds of ground pork as a part of the Haul Out Hunger program. A record 130 food pantries in 97 communities throughout Iowa will receive the pork to fight food insecurity in the communit…Read Article

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Wagner receives Congeniality award

From left: Jordan Behounek, Morgan Wagner and Marissa Miller. Submitted photo. Morgan Wagner was presented the Congeniality Award at the chamber coffee held at the Farm Bureau building at the Kossuth County Fairgrounds on Friday, Aug. 1. She’s the kind of person whose presence lights up a room—not with loud words or grand gestures, but with a quiet, steady warmth that puts others at ease. Always smiling, always ready to lend a hand, she’s the o…Kossuth County · Kossuth County Read Article

Party in the Park: These Kids came to party

The final Party in the Park of the season on Wednesday, Aug. 6, made a big splash. The theme was Splash Bash and celebrated all things water and fun. Midland Vibe provided live music while kids and families enjoyed water balloon games, squirt gun fun, a duck pool, a watermelon feed, a visit from the Algona Fire Department and a dunk tank hosted by the local Boy Scouts. Food was available for purchase from area vendors and food trucks while local…Algona, Iowa · Algona Read Article

1949 reel-to-reel film to be shown at Trinity Lutheran

On Sunday, Aug. 17 at 10 a.m. a historic film will be shown at the Trinity Lutheran Life Center. The film depicts the groundbreaking, various stages of construction and the dedication of the Trinity Lutheran church. It was originally filmed on 16mm reel-to-reel film by Bill Dau Sr. in 1949. The film was donated to the Kossuth County Historical Society from Dau’s daughter, Evelyn Ruhnke. The historical society had the film digitized and is happy…Kossuth County · Kossuth County Read Article

Controlled burn planned for Aug. 18

The Algona Fire Department will be conducting a controlled burn of a house and outbuildings located at 607 W. College Street on Monday, Aug. 18 in the evening. This training exercise is an important part of firefighter preparedness and safety. During the burn, please follow these safety guidelines: Avoid the area for the safety of all, and to allow the emergency personnel to work without obstruction. Road closures or limited access near the si…Algona, Iowa · Algona Read Article

City of Lu Verne to seek deed to residential lot

County officials voted to allow the City of Lu Verne to begin the process of seeking ownership of a property with past-due taxes. The Kossuth County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously on Tuesday, Aug. 12, to assign the city the tax certificate for 407 3rd Street., a residential lot with a 125-year-old home. The last deed holder was Granite Lien Investment Group, LLC, of Chicago, Illinois. The .23-acre lot is near the intersection with Hanna …Property · Lu Verne Read Article

Iowa Court of Appeals Denies Appeal by Man Convicted of Killing Algona Police Officer

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Kyle Ricke is currently serving life without parole for the murder of Algona Police Officer Kevin Cram.Algona, Iowa · Algona See the Story

2025 Kossuth County Speedway Hall of Fame - Enterprise Media

Members of the 2025 Kossuth County Speedway Hall of Fame inductee class are from left, Bill Cook, Al Henja, Chuck Simpson and Rob Hughes. Photo by ICON IMAGESThe post 2025 Kossuth County Speedway Hall of Fame first appeared on Enterprise Media.Kossuth County · Kossuth County Read Article

City of Algona signs agreement for school officer - Enterprise Media

City officials on Monday signed an agreement for an Algona police officer to serve as a school resource officer. Ben Gatton, a long-time member of the department, will begin his duties later this month as a school resource officer for Algona Community School District’s first school resource officer. He will be the first to hold the position. According to the agreement, the uniformed and armed officer will work 8 hours a day while school is in se…Algona, Iowa · Algona Read Article